Samuel Beckett

Samuel Beckett's radical drama, prose and poetry challenged and forever changed the concepts of literature and theatre. His work remains a core part of introductory courses on literary history, drama, theatre or performance and also features in more specialist classes such as Modernism or The Absurd. Many courses on twentieth century literature begin with Beckett. However, strange as it may seem, this book is the first single-authored introductory guide which covers life and contexts, work and criticism, as well as poetry, prose, drama, and radio plays.

David Pattie lectures in English and Drama at the University of Greenwich, UK